A review by booksaremypeople
Fridge Love: Organizing Your Refrigerator for a Healthier, Happier Life--With 100 Recipes by Kristen Hong

4.0

I have to be honest, I don’t normally read books about refrigerators, but as a long-time fan of Hong’s Instagram pages where she wows with her food is organized in rainbow order in clear jars, I had to check it out. Hong first got into food organization when she was introduced to Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s nutritarian diet, which involves a lot of fruits, veggies, seeds and nuts. As someone who has dabbled in this diet, I know firsthand the hardest part of sticking with it was staying organized and prepared. Hong’s approach to fridge organization makes getting healthy food onto your plate easy and eye-pleasing. She offers organizational tips at various levels of fridge organization motivation. While I couldn’t wait to finish reading the sections on the history of the refrigerator or the mechanics of how a refrigerator works, the rest of the book has a lot to offer in terms of ways in which to organize a fridge, including what to do if you have people on different diets in the same household, which is something I struggle with. While I know my fridge will never look like Hong’s, I now have the tools to make my fridge more inviting and practical. The fridge envy never goes away, but this time, at least my veggies will be pre-chopped. Hear my review on my book recommendation podcast, Books Are My People, episode #71.